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Elena was with us for 3 lovely days over the long Merdeka weekend. She was such an angel…so well behaved!

Foodwise, I made potato, broccoli and pumpkin for her this week, and I also let her try some mashed bananas as well as steamed apple. She made a funny face the first time she tasted the banana, but probably decided that she liked it as she leaned forward eagerly to eat more when I put the spoon in front of her. She’s eating more now, but still not enough to be called a full meal…I really wonder when we’ll be able to reach that milestone!

When she’s not in the mood to eat, however, nothing we do can make her open her mouth. One day, she was in exactly this sort of mood. We thought that switching on her favourite DVD (Your Baby Can Read series) would keep her entertained (and somewhat distracted)…but no! She usually laughs with her mouth open when she watches the DVD, but this time…she smiled with her lips closed so we couldn’t sneakily stuff her food into her mouth… *hits forehead* My mom switched off the TV when she still refused to eat, and you know what she did? She threw a temper tantrum and absolutely refused to look at my parents. I was torn between amusement and horror (that a 7.5 mth old baby can actually merajuk) when I heard it.

Luckily, she seems to enjoy sitting in her Stokke chair now that we’ve removed the harness. I found that if I push the chair right up to the dining table, the harness isn’t really necessary. She’s quite content to sit in her chair, banging away on her tray while we grab a quick lunch or dinner.

Development wise…well, she’s now able to ‘crawl’…backwards! She moves pretty fast and I’m just wondering when she’ll start to go forwards coz when we put her in her cot, she’ll shuffle backwards till she hits the end of the cot and then she’ll start complaining (read: crying) coz she can’t move anymore. She doesn’t seem too inclined to flip from tummy to back either…very strange indeed!

I finally managed to decorate the walls of her room during the weekday and hang up the lamp that I bought for her room. She was fascinated with the hanging lamp when I brought her into her room (ok, future room… ) as it would sway when the fan is switched on. As of now, the room is still devoid of furniture as I’m waiting for Ikea’s new catalogue to come out.

All in all, it was a perfect long weekend!

I cooked cauliflower for Elena to try this week. She’s eating a bit more now compared to when we first started, but surprisingly, she doesn’t seem to have much of an interest in food…she eats as if she was being forced to!

We had a good weekend spending time with her. Going to sleep with her by my side and waking up with her snuggled against my pillow was heavenly. She’s still monopolizing the bed…in fact, she kept coming closer and closer to me that I was left with literally a sliver of space right at the edge of the bed!

We put her in her Stokke chair for the first time this week. It wasn’t easy getting her in, especially with the harness attached. I had to make some minor adjustments with regards to the height of the footrest too…my initial estimate was too low. Elena sat in the chair for awhile, but in the end, she still struggled against the restraints and we had to carry her out. Look like it’ll take some time before she gets used to it.

I finally had time to take more photos of her this week. The great thing about taking Elena’s photos is that she’ll make eye contact with the camera lens which means I’m able to get some nice face shots. The bad thing? She moves so much and so fast that many of my shots are blurry! Since the photos are usually taken in the room, I don’t have very good natural lighting and have to rely on using a slower shutter speed. Still, I did get some nice shots and here are some of my favs (the rest are all on FB)…

This is one of my favourite pics of her…she looks so relaxed and happy…

Future gymnast…